to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
brown envelope; manila envelope
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to cease; to stop; to be over
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be too late; to be too slow
counter for books; volume
but; however; provided that
quipping back at something said by oneself; poking fun at one's own comment
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
little by little; bit by bit
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
interior; inside; internal
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony